Au Contraire, Dear Lady!
I'm very fond of cloisonné, an' have a few nice pieces...but have never seen anything like that vase. Superb doesn't offer sufficient praise for...
No necktie-party for suggestions, eh?
You might use a good grade of matte-finish clear fingernail polish instead, just at the margins of the impact crater an' elsewhere that look...
A little bit...for a long time. Ditto with some textiles (natural fibers)...an' with chlorine bleach. Easy does it! Good luck.
Agree completely. What a stunner...Thanks!
I don't know...but those characters seem Korean, to me...somehow.
...with ears?
I have a similar but uncovered lacquer bowl; red with black interior, a bit larger iirc...a serving piece, perhaps. I'll dig it out an' post it...
That child (I hesitate to assign gender) is wearing a hat that looks like half a peanut...but probably isn't. Between the hat, the fish in a cart,...
Hmm...Iceland has Unicorns; Does the UK?
Icelandic felted wool?
Sweet!
Elizabeth Regina...QE-II
I agree that they are probably contemporaries, Peggy!
Thank you very much! You've given me an excellent base for confidence...I'm most grateful!
Is the mark an 'honorific'? I don't feel comfortable with the supposed reference to an 18th C Emperor on what is apparently a 19th C artifact. I...
Thank you both! Nanking Vase is a new one on me, of course. I'll dig into that later this morning...an' report!
It was in a junque/antique store here (North Olympic Peninsula) with three other items that had just arrived; on consignment by an older fellow...
Ahh...three outta four ain't bad...Thanks!
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